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WORTH A SECOND LOOK Season One Chapter One Hoy, andyan na si Sir! someone yelled. There was a commotion as everybody rushed to get back to their seats Kanya kanyang tulakan para makarating sa upuan agad; habang yung iba todo hanap ng mapapagtaguan ng balat ng kinakain nila. Bawal kasi ang kumain pag class hours, pero sa klaseng ito, walang bawal-bawal lalo na pag gutom. Ngunit dahil Homeroom time na at any minute now eh parating na ang adviser nila, heto sila at nagpapakabait, dahil alam nilang hindi sila kukunsintehin ni Sir Mar. As everyone settled down and tried to look innocent, the classroom door opened. A stocky, big-bellied man entered, looking serious and composed. As usual. Tumingin tingin siya sa mga estudyante niya, as though spotting something wrong with their all-too-angelic expressions. Guys, if you think na napapaniwala niyo ko sa saintly act niyo, youre very mistaken. Lalo nat nangangamoy ang sky flakes. Natawa naman ang mga estudyante ng Fourth Year Integrity sa sinabi niya. Anyway, andito nga pala ako kasi may gagawin tayong importante. Taasan ang mga kilay. Ano nga naman kaya yun? Ano ba. Palitan na ng seating arrangement. Say your tearful goodbyes! Oh, tumayo na kayo anong hinihintay niyo? sabi ni Sir Mar. Tayo naman silang lahat, at nagsimula na si Sir na magtawag ng mga pangalan Rias POV: Kanina pa akong nakatayo dito, and my muscles were seizing up due to a lack of movement. Ano ba naman yan, anong petsa na, hindi pa ako tinatawag Pati braso ko nangangalay na. On my left arm were my books, on the other was my bag, which was still half-open, nakalimutan ko nang i-zipper. Tiningnan ko yung mga hindi pa natatawag yung mga taong most likely na makakatabi ko I saw Maffy, my best friend, standing at the very end of the line. She smiled at me and I did the same, hoping na sana, siya na lang ang makatabi ko. Ria. Po? Dun ka. Third row sa may aisle. Tumango ako to acknowledge that I had understood; tapos pumunta na ako sa bago kong upuan. Angelo take the seat beside Ria. One of the jocks in class went and carried his bag with him. Tiningnan ko siya as he passed by I wondered how the next quarter would go. Wala akong kahit anong idea kung anong klaseng tao si Angelo pero dahil popular siya sa campus, I didnt think too well of him, or any of his other peers for that matter. Ayoko sa grupo nila, ang yayabang kasi, wala naming maipagmamalaki. Mga gwapo nga, ang tatamad naman, minsan sobrang slow pa. Well, ayoko talaga sa kanila maliban siguro sa isa, yung kababata ko, si Liam. Nag-creak yung upuan sa tabi ko, cutting into my thoughts. When I looked, he smiled at me. Ngumiti din ako para hindi naman masabing bastos ako. Paano ba yan. Kopyahan tayo ha? sabi niya sa akin in a low voice. I went like, HUH? Was he expecting me to laugh? Kakaloka naman. Sa lahat ng seatm mate na pwedeng i-assign sa akin, ito pa? Wala na nga ang kwenta humirit, nangongopya pa? Sheesh. Napakasw werte ko nga naman. Angelos POV: Man, was that a laugh? Ang wirdo naman ng buhay kahit ka ailan. Honestly, that was my best attempt at being frie endly. Darn, I dont get girls! Hmm, hindi naman pala lahat But as its Ria Antonio well, I shou uldnt have expected anything less. She was known for being hardcore-ssuplada. Especially sa mga friends ko. Ayaw niya sa a amin, ewan ko ba. Kahit sa mga girls na sikat sa campus, masu ungit siya. Ang labo, eh kung tutuusin, sikat din naman n siya dito. Ay, never mind. Aamo rin yan. I just slumped my arms and put my y face right in it, feeling extremely sleepy. Napuyat akko o kagabi kakalaro ng RO with my friends. Nag-away kasi kam mi ni Elle, at ang pinayo nila saken maglaro at i-vent a ang frustrations ko sa computer. It worked naman, coz by 2 am, I completely forgot about Elle. My friends reall ly do know their remedies IBA NA NGA PAG EXPERI IENCED. May sinasabi si Sir Mar pero hindi na a ako nakinig. Wala namang tulong sa buhay ang mga a tinuturo nila. Siguro kung magtuturo sila kung paano tra atuhin ang mga clingy girlfriends, makikinig ako. But o otherwise Nako, grabe na ang antok ko AMP. M May isang subject pa Physics Kelangan ng pampa g gising Makapag chewing gum nga. Wala kasing kape, kaya gum ang pa ampagising ko... Napatingin ako sa bago kong katabi.. Nagbabasa siya ng Physics book wow. Napaka-wor rthwhile. Alukin ko kaya ng gum? Baka sakali. Gum? I offered. Chapter Two Angelos POV: Gum? I offered. Tiningnan niya ako na para bang ininnsulto ko siya sa nasabi ko. Tinaasan niya rin ako ng kilay... Were not allowed to chew gum m in class, she said coldly. Wala pa naman tayong teacher.. Kahit na. Shes due to come any y minute now. Helpfully, our P.R.O. (aka taga-ttawag ng teachers) chose that moment to announce: CLASSMATES! Wala daw si Maa am Pearlie! Napangiti ako as I watched her facia al expression change. She rolled her eyes, na para banng it was a gesture of admitting defeat. What she did next t shocked me to no end. Thanks, she said, breaking into a a wide smile. kinuha niya yung isang gum na nasa kam may ko, tas binuksan niya. Bazooka? Brilliant, I havent ha ad one of these in ages, she said, finally crump pling the wrapper up. Grabe, parang bata pala tong taong g to. Natuwa ba naman sa bubble gum? I thought iit would take more than that para mapaamo si Ria. May kaba abawan din pala siyang nalalaman. Akalain mo yun? Saan mo nabibili yan? I though ht kasi phased-out na yan sa groceries, she askedd me, still chewing. Sa kapitbahay naming tindahan n. Phased out? Talaga? I just heard. But I never found out if it was true I havent been to the grocery y lately. Ria, pwede favor? Anong favor? she asked, puzzled d. ugoilongkoeh. .Angcuteniya.Bungisngiserapalatoeh.NapatinginWag ka na mag-english. Dinudu Sige ba, she replied, giggling n ako sa binabasa niya Speed,velocity, acceleration, at kungg ano ano pa. Lalo yatang duduguin ang ilong ko. Bakit mo binabasa yan? I askedd her. Ha? Di mo ba narinig si Maam PPearlie kahapon? Sabi niya may quiz daw tayo n nhindi naman tayo sinipot Makikinig ako? Hah. Tingin m mo ba ako yung tipong nakikinig sa mga ganun? Bakit naman hindi. Pero someh how hindi ka ba natatakot na bumagsak? Sus, kahit naman nakikinig ako o, hindi ko rin naman naiintindihan. gayon. Eh kaso nga Wow, napakaoptimistic mo nam man. Eto, she said, putting the book on my desk, T Tuturuan kita. Rias POV: His face registered an expression of both bewilderment and apprehension, but he was try ying to smile as he scratched his head. Ah eh wala ako sa mood ma ag-physics eh. Wala nga si Maam Pearlie, ikaw n naman pumalit? Ano ka ba, madali lang to. Prom mise! Ganito lang yan oh, kasi ang speed and I I went on talking; Gelo did not protest. (well, its not like he ha ad a choice. ) To my delight, he was actually listeniing to me, with his face screwed up in concentration to comp prehend what I was saying, then after a couple of min nutes, he opened his mouth to interrupt. Wait, mali, he said. I looked at h him. Huh? Two thousand three hundred fiffty-two kilometers divided by forty-nine seconds s, diba? Bakit thirty- nine kilometers per second lang?? Dapat forty-eight diba? he said all these very qu uickly. I got amazed and I could not help but stare. Diba? he repeated, almost with a a puppy dog pout. Oo nga. Ang bilis mo naman ma ag-compute, I said. He smiled. Parang sira naman itong physic cs book natin naturingang may doctorate degre ee yung author mali mali naman yung example na co omputation Why are you giggling? he demandedd. Wala. Natatawa lang ako. Oh, I I thought you didnt want to speak in English? I asked him. Saying I dont want to doesnt m mean I cant, he snapped. I was quite taken ab back. Pa-moody effect si kumag. Pikon. Hindi ako pikon. Eh bakit nagalit ka agad? I said d, fighting the urge to laugh. Tinatawanan mo kasi ako, ano bbang tingin mo saken, illiterate? Whoa, whoa dude, I didnt sa ay that. Implied but not stated. Fine, Im sorry! I finally said. Th he expression of his face was infathomable. And then Galing ko umarte noh? he ssaid, the ends of his boyish grin almost reaching his e ears. At that moment, I could have given anything to punch him. Umayos ka nga! Sorry na po. Mukha mo! I said, turning back t to my physics book. Wah pikon Aww, shes gonna cry na! Shut up, Gelo. Fine. Ano, meryenda tayo mamaaya? My treat.I looked at him, almost unable to bel mlieve that I was sitting with Angelo Fontanilla, laughing, havving fun, and now being invited to merienda, na akala a mo naman ang tagal na naming magkakilala. I thought for a a moment and shrugged. "Sige ba." Chapter Three (A) Angelos POV: RIIIINNNNGGGG!!! Dismissal time! I ducked and got th he books under my chair, choosing the ones I think I s should bring home.